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Senate adopts resolution urging reversal of proposed NIH funding cuts
Summary
The California State Senate passed SJR 4 calling on the federal government to rescind proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding, a measure that drew extended debate over the role of federal spending, research accountability and potential impacts on patients and the state economy.
The California State Senate voted 26–6 to adopt Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4), which urges the federal government to rescind proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal science funding and affirms the Legislature’s support for research institutions across the state.
Senator Laird, the measure's author, argued the proposed cuts — described from the floor as in the tens of billions and characterized during debate as a 40 percent reduction to…
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